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Electric Field of Dreams
Play ball! Add charges to the Field of Dreams and see how they react to the electric field. Turn on a background electric field and adjust the direction and magnitude. (Kevin Costner not included).
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Teaching Resources
Main Topics
- Electricity
- Electric Charges
- Electric Field
Sample Learning Goals
- Explain the relation between the size and direction of the blue electric field lines to the sign and magnitude of the charge of a particle.
- Explain the interactions between two charged particles and explain why they move as they do.
- Explain what happens when you apply different external electric fields.
Tips for Teachers
The teacher's guide (pdf) contains tips created by the PhET team.
Teaching Ideas
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| Electric Fields of Dreams for High School Exploratory Lab | paul devoe | HS | Lab | 2/28/10 |
| Electric Fields Simulation | Roberto Marrero | HS | Lab | 1/9/10 |
You can submit your own ideas and activities.
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Software Requirements
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Microsoft Windows
XP/Vista/7 Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
OS 10.5 or later
Sun Java 1.5.0_19 or later |
Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
Credits
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